ImpactVC

💥 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 Huge thank you to our brilliant speakers Iulia Tudor (Ascension) and Estia Ryan (Eka Ventures) for sharing powerful insights and case studies at our recent ImpactVC Deep Dive. What emerged? Impact and value creation are no longer separate conversations. For early-stage companies, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 — across talent, customers, capital, and regulation. Together with our speakers and the ImpactVC community, we unpacked how mission-led founders and VCs are using impact as a strategic lever for performance, not a trade-off. 💡 Four takeaways: 1️⃣ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Purpose attracts and retains top operators and builds cultures that scale. 2️⃣ 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 – Impact startups can win by solving underserved, high-value problems. 3️⃣ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 – The investor pool rewarding measurable impact is expanding fast, and a range of non-dilutive capital is becoming available for impact founders. 4️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Policy tailwinds can become built-in growth drivers for impact driven businesses. In the conversation, they referenced brilliant real-world case studies from Axle Energy, Flok Health, RideTandem | B Corp™, Stream, Urban Jungle Insurance, DITTO Daily, Jude, and Oxford Cancer Analytics — showcasing how impact directly fuels performance and value creation. If you’re a 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗩𝗖, 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗣 and want to understand the dynamics between impact and value creation — and how to maximise these levers — check it out: 📌 https://lnkd.in/ewJr4xRX You can also explore our 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 resource, co-created with our community of VCs input from LPs — link in the comments. Huge thanks again to our speakers and to everyone in the ImpactVC community for contributing to this ongoing workstream 🙏 #ImpactVC #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #Founders #ValueCreation #Impact

Thanks to ImpactVC for a great lunchtime webinar / discussion yesterday about the benefits of "impact" as a driver of business value creation. My main takeaway was how even for businesses that might not fall into the typical impact investor portfolio, getting clear on your mission / purpose brings tremendous value in terms of employee engagement (translates to productivity, hiring and retention, etc.) and stakeholders communications (translates to engaging customers and investors for better commercial outcomes). This was backed up with loads of data and case studies from the latest Impact VC publication: https://lnkd.in/egGxH8Pk Yet more evidence that a proactive approach to impact and sustainability is a key driver of business resilience and growth 👏

Excited to be back in #Singapore this week to speak at New Private Markets Impact Investor Summit Asia about our work at Project Liberty Institute with Reframe Venture, ImpactVC and many other partners on how LPs and VCs can invest responsibly and impactfully in AI. Looking forward to the AI plenary with Johannes Lenhard Rosalind Bazany Milena Nikolova and Fernanda Lima, and to hearing how Asian asset owners and allocators are thinking about both the risks and the opportunities in this new AI-driven era!

🚀 It’s been a busy few weeks for our ImpactVC Germany Chapter! A huge thank you to our Chapter Lead Elena Harumi Stark and Steering Committee Member Elzan Godlewski for pulling together two community-driven moments to ignite the impact ecosystem across Europe 🌍 💡 At Bits & Pretzels, we teamed up with UnternehmerTUM, AENU, and Netlight for “Connecting Europe’s Builders” — a packed side event bringing together founders, corporates, and investors driving impact in Europe. The takeaway was clear: Europe won’t scale breakthrough innovation if we keep working in silos. ⚡ A week later in Berlin, we co-hosted “The Sharing Table: An Evening with Impact VCs + LPs” alongside kopa ventures, 1KOMMA5°, and Better Society Capital during the The Global Impact Investing Network's Forum. In 1KOMMA5°’s showroom, VCs, LPs, and ecosystem partners gathered for candid conversations around how to scale both profit and purpose. Both moments underscored what ImpactVC is all about: connecting people, capital, and conviction to accelerate a venture ecosystem where impact and performance reinforce each other. 💬 If you’re working in venture and want to get involved in more ImpactVC events, trainings, and community resources — online and in person — sign up to join the community here: https://lnkd.in/eQTS7RMi 🙏 Finally, a huge thank you to everyone involved in making the magic happen across these two eventsFrederick Pietzcker Michael Stockerl Philip Prestele Sophia Spitzer Dr. Philipp Lill Philip Specht Jannik Schall Luis Sperr Selma Ben Attia #ImpactVC #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #EcosystemBuilding #BitsAndPretzels #GIINImpactForum #Germany

We couldn’t agree more. Thank you to Elena and the ImpactVC working group for driving this important conversation forward. The data is clear:  Impact isn’t a trade-off; it’s a competitive edge that drives long-term value. Check out the full Impact as a Driver of Business Value Creation paper and findings here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eZQMGHRh

Great to be at Norrsken Impact week with our ImpactVC team, some of the things I learned: 🏗️ Impact investments broadening from AI for good to AI infrastructure that works for people and planet 💡 Product innovation to simplify paths for mission driven LPs to invest in aligned emerging impact managers 🤖 Shifting AI integration in investment workflows from efficiency to opening up new possibilities 🔆 Routes to build and sustain networks of leading portfolio senior advisors 📈 Using existing industry datasets and AI to reveal historic performance indices for key impact themes 🤝 LP sessions on how to best assess and support VC teams through volatile paths - most top quartile funds spend time in each quartile during their life 🏭 How corporate VC is using digitisation to transform manufacturing learning curves in key impact sectors Ellie Broad, Douglas Sloan, Paul Fehlinger, Fredrik Winther, Mario Barosevcic, Dama Sathianathan, Iulia Tudor, Xun Ning Choong, Camilla Dolan, Stefan den Doelder, Antonio Jurado Lopez, CFA, David Pollock, David Gowenlock, Niklas Adalberth

Thank you to everyone who joined ImpactVC and Project Liberty for our side event focused on AI DD for Impact Investors during Norrsken's brilliant Impact Week in Barcelona ⚡ The room was full of energy, curiosity, and candid exchanges on how we can responsibly diligence AI startups that are tackling pressing social and environmental challenges. A huge thank you to our speakers and discussion leaders — Dr. Rumman Chowdhury (HumaneIntelligence), Dama Sathianathan (Bethnal Green Ventures), Jahed Momand (Cerulean Ventures), Paul Fehlinger (Project Liberty), and Douglas Sloan (ImpactVC + Better Society Capital) — for a thoughtful dialogue and sharing practical insights. From real-world case studies to emerging tools, you helped us explore what’s working (and what still needs work) in this evolving space. Key themes that surfaced: 🔎 The need for clear, practical frameworks for AI impact DD 🤝 The power of peer learning to accelerate shared understanding ⚖️ Balancing innovation potential with ethical and social safeguards We left with more questions than answers — but also with a stronger community committed to tackling them together. Onward to building better tools, shared practices, and impact-driven investment in AI 🚀 #ImpactInvesting #AI #DueDiligence #NorrskenImpactWeek

Some brilliant takeaways from this year’s #ImpactFlock in London 🪶✨ Alongside Impact Europe, we brought together VCs and LPs for genuine peer-to-peer exchange — sharing sector insights, exploring what’s working (and what isn’t), and pushing forward on what’s next for impact investing in a VC context. A huge thank you to our speakers and attendees who co-created the content and set the tone for such open and forward-looking conversations. And to Sustainable Ventures for hosting. 📖 Check out Impact Europe's recap here: